The Sympathetic Villain

The essays take on the Sympathetic Villain is an interesting take that allows us to see the villains from another perspective. In 1984, O'Brien is seen as the relentless villain however, you take sympathy on this villain. According to the essay, we take sympathy on villains because part of the reason they become the bad guy is because early on during their life, they lost out whether it was being a failed rebel or a life altering experience of losing something or someone. For example, Darth Vader is a prime example of losing his mother altered his internal struggle with other conflicts that lead to his developed hatred, eventually turning him evil. In the dystopian theme, the majority of themes include control, manipulative villains who might be bigger than one person, still maintain many universal character traits that we can assimilate our love/hate relationship with the bad guy.